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Livestock, Opinion

The Last Straw – for Aug. 5, 2010

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Cattle producers whose pastures are flooded and forage producers whose stands are drowned may well be in need of assistance this year, just like producers of annual crops. However, there are good reasons why the province should be reluctant to comply with a request to waive Crown lease fees to ranchers whose grazing lands are
Livestock

Can Cattle And Trees Get Along? – for Aug. 5, 2010

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A10-year study just east of Duck Mountain Provincial Park is finding cattle and logging can coexist. “Timber harvesting and livestock grazing has always been seen as conflicting resource use,” said Bill Gardiner, a MAFRI rangelands specialist based in Dauphin, in a presentation on the 10-year Garland Project. When Louisiana-Pacific began harvesting hardwoods on leased Crown
Country Crossroads

Make Your Habitat Wildlife Friendly

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If you’re like me, you love listening to the sweet song of birds or catching a glimpse of a brightly coloured butterfly fluttering by. There is so much beauty to enjoy in the natural world – and so much to benefit from, too. For instance, insects such as bees and butterflies are important worldwide for
Country Crossroads

Students Strive To Put An End To Bullying

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The children from Erickson Elementary School made more than a fashion statement last month when they donned the colour pink and paraded down Main Street carrying pink banners. Known as “Pink Shirt Day,” the event originated in Nova Scotia in 2007 when two Grade 12 students from Central Kings Rural High School in the Annapolis
Country Crossroads

New documentary “Sleepless in Saskatchewan” underscores the benefits of quality sleep for improving safety and health on the farm

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– Source: “Sleepless in Saskatchewan” – Making Sleep Work For You!” GET CAUGHT NAPPING! Daytime sleepiness usually occurs between 1 p. m. and 4 p. m. Instead of getting caught napping we compensate with caffeine or ignore it. Caffeine is a poor substitute for sleep. Research at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic indicates that a
Country Crossroads

Are You An “Active Listener?”

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If you have established good communication with your family, you are fortunate indeed. If you recognize you could be better at communicating, you are also fortunate. It is a skill that can be learned. “Active listening” is an important piece of the communications skills set. Dr. Donna M. Beegle, the president of Communication Across Barriers,
Country Crossroads

Is Your Child Being Bullied?

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No parent wants to learn that their child is the victim of a bully, but many parents feel helpless when their child is a victim. Here are some things parents can do: Listen to your child’s reports of being bullied and take it seriously. Recognize the symptoms: lost or torn clothing, unexplained bruises, fearfulness or
Country Crossroads

How’s School Going?

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Your children are learning the most from you – by watching you, talking to you and interacting with you. In many ways, parents are the most important teachers children will have and it’s important to support your children’s education both at school and at home. School success depends on some factors fostered in the home
Hogs, Livestock

First of two articles on identifying and working with sick pigs

There are few pig production skills that are as fundamental as the ability to recognize a sick, injured or disadvantaged pig so that action can be taken to treat it, euthanize it or remove it from the group. Yet it’s clear from my experience visiting many farms that this skill is not universal and that
Country Crossroads

Happy Birthday Barbie!

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Many of us like to find uses for fabric scraps that are too small for most projects. Quilters do a tremendous service to them but they are limited in the choice of materials they can use. With doll clothes, almost anything works except for heavy fabrics. While our children and grandchildren have outgrown these dolls,

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